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WorksheetsSE Asia Unit Test Study Guide
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How has the Indian practice of cremating their dead on the banks of the Ganges River and development of more industry been a problem for other people who use the river?
a)
People are not allowed to go near the river when cremations are taking place.
b)
Factory owners cannot use water once human ashes have been thrown into it upstream
c)
The banks along the river regularly catch fire and threaten Indian homes built there
d)
The ashes of the dead, as well as partially burned bodies, constantly float down the river, along with industrial waste from factories
2.
What is the source of the air pollution that causes problems in India's urban areas?
a)
Few people in India feel air pollution is a problem
b)
No government efforts have been made to control air pollution
c)
There really is no effective way to control air pollution in the world today
d)
It is due to a rapidly growing population, heavy industry, and thousands of cars
3.
During the Beijing Olympics, what environmental issue was a big concern for many of the athletes?
a)
the city's terrible air pollution
b)
heavy seasonal rains that come to China in the summer
c)
temperatures would be too hot in the summer in China
d)
lack of fresh drinking water was the main concern before the games
4.
What generalization can be made about the climate and geography of Southern and Eastern Asia?
a)
Most of this area is covered with desert and has very few people.
b)
This large area has many different types of both climate and geography
c)
Eastern Asia has fewer mountains and therefore has a milder climate than SE Asia
d)
The climate of Southern Asia is cold and dry
5.
Be able to locate and identify the Himalayan Mountains
a)
North India/SW China
b)
Near North Korea
c)
Southeast China
d)
Near Vietnam
6.
Be able to locate and identify the Bay of Bengal
a)
To the east of Japan
b)
To the west of Japan
c)
Southeast of China
d)
To the right of India
7.
Be able to locate and identify the Gobi Desert
a)
SW China
b)
Northern China
c)
SW India
d)
SE China
8.
Be able to locate and identify Japan...
a)
Near India
b)
Island south of China
c)
Island to the east of Korea
d)
Giant country in the middle of the map
9.
Be able to locate and identify China
a)
Giant country in the middle of the map
b)
Small Island east of Korea
c)
Medium country that looks like Texas
d)
A group of islands south of China
10.
What is the name of the Hindu sacred text?
a)
The Vedas
b)
The Quran
c)
The Middle Way
d)
The Four Noble Truths
11.
Where was the religion of Buddhism founded?
a)
India
b)
Japan
c)
China
d)
Vietnam
12.
In which country did Shintoism begin
a)
India
b)
Japan
c)
China
d)
Vietnam
13.
What is the caste system?
a)
the name of the Hindu priesthood
b)
a voting system used in Asian elections
c)
the name for the way labor in India is divided between men and women
d)
the division of all the people in a society into categories that are hereditary
14.
What did Confucius believe were the keys to social order and peace?
a)
strict caste system
b)
worship of one god
c)
good behavior and virtue
d)
ruler who could keep order
15.
Which country has a federal system of government?
a)
Japan
b)
India
c)
North Korea
d)
People's Republic of China
16.
How do the Japanese feed their people with so little good farmland?
a)
Many starve every year
b)
They depend on fishing and imported food
c)
They sell oil to earn money to import food
d)
Tourism
17.
What is true about the climate of Tokyo, Japan?
a)
Winter is the wettest and coldest time of the year
b)
Spring is dry and temps are the same as winter
c)
Late summer is the hottest and wettest
d)
Autumn is dry and hot
18.
What month is usually the driest in Tokyo, Japan?
a)
January
b)
October
c)
December
d)
September
19.
Which Asian countries have a democratic system of government?
a)
India and Japan
b)
China and Vietnam
c)
China and South Korea
d)
North Korea and China
20.
Which table matches the precipitation data on the graph
a)
Table 4
b)
answer is in orange
21.
Which Asian country could be described as an autocracy?
a)
India
b)
Japan
c)
South Korea
d)
North Korea
22.
Which best describes the Japanese government?
a)
Theocracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Federal democracy
d)
Constitutional Monarchy
23.
What sort of government is the People's Republic of China?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Federal democracy
c)
Communist oligarchy
d)
Constitutional Monarchy
24.
Which countries have the greatest percent difference in literacy rates between men and women?
a)
China & Japan
b)
India & Vietnam
c)
Bangladesh & India
d)
Vietnam & Bangladesh
25.
Which country is unusual in that almost every man and woman can read and write but the GDP is among the lowest in the world?
a)
India
b)
China
c)
Bangladesh
d)
North Korea
26.
What role do the people play in the government of Japan?
a)
The people have ultimate power through elections
b)
They have the power to vote the emperor out of office
c)
The people get to approve the laws made by the emperor
d)
They have little influence since the emperor makes most of the decisions
27.
What group makes most of the important decisions in the government of the People’s Republic of China today?
a)
The wealthy landowners
b)
advisers and Mao Tse-Tung
c)
The Chinese Communist Party
d)
people in local village councils
28.
The Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution were examples of China's attempt to ...
a)
end communist rule
b)
improve the economy
c)
sell more goods overseas
d)
control population
29.
In the 1970’s, China tried to improve the country’s economy by announcing which of the following problems?
a)
the Cultural Revolution
b)
the Great Leap Forward
c)
the Four Modernizations
d)
the People's Economic Congress
30.
Which area was targeted for improvement by India’s Green Revolution?
a)
Education
b)
Air Quality
c)
Agriculture
d)
Iron and steel manufacturing
31.
Which country's economy is a command economy?
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
North Korea
d)
South Korea
32.
Which is an area that India is a world economic leader?
a)
Health care
b)
military weapons production
c)
modern farming and agriculture
d)
technology and service industries
33.
Why has Japan specialized in the area of technology?
a)
... few natural resources and little farming
b)
... very poorly educated population
c)
... little in ways of fishing and shipping
d)
... they use the money earned to support a large military
34.
How has Japan used tariffs to help the country's economy?
a)
tariffs have provided money for health care
b)
tariffs have kept cheap foreign-made goods off the Japanese market
c)
tariffs have made it easier for Japanese people to buy foreign imported goods
d)
tariffs have made little difference in the price of imports
35.
Why is it important for nations to have a system to convert from one currency to another?
a)
the dollar is the most valuable currency in the world
b)
most banks are not able to handle different kinds of currencies
c)
the conversion to different currencies makes goods cost less
d)
this makes it possible to buy and sell goods between nations with different types of money
36.
How did the Four Modernizations affect Chinese agriculture and industry?
a)
Many farmers were forced off the land
b)
Factories involved in heavy industry were moved to rural areas
c)
Farmers were forced to sell all surplus products to the government
d)
farmers were given better seeds and equipment; factories increased production
37.
Why is investment in capital goods so important for the economy of a country like Japan?
a)
Investment in capital goods makes oversea trade unnecessary
b)
Investment in capital goods makes up for a poor literacy rate
c)
They need investment in capital goods to develop its rich natural resources
d)
Japan's economy depends heavily on industry and must be modern to be competitive
38.
Which has been a persistent problem for India’s economy?
a)
lack of a strong middle class
b)
the expense of maintaining a large military
c)
a GDP that has not grown in the past 10 year
d)
overpopulation and poverty found throughout the country
39.
How has China’s attitude toward entrepreneurship changed in the past several decades?
a)
Entrepreneurs are allowed to operate but not overseas
b)
The government has become more open to allowing some free enterprise
c)
The Chinese government was more open to entrepreneurship in the years before 1970
d)
Entrepreneurs are encouraged
40.
Nationalism is defined as
a)
loyalty based on geographic location
b)
a feeling of belonging to a group
c)
a sense of belonging that is based on a Constitution
d)
loyalty to a group with whom one shares a common history, culture, and/or religion
41.
Which was one of the goals of the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League in India?
a)
working to modernize Indian farming
b)
trying to bring more industry to India
c)
greater independence from British control
d)
Ending the religious wars being fought all over India
42.
What was involved in Mohandas Gandhi’s plan of civil disobedience?
a)
he wanted violent demonstrations
b)
the people should refuse to obey a law they felt was unfair, but do it with non-violence
c)
he felt it best to go along with British laws
d)
He felt it best to change laws through legislation
43.
What was the political party of Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam?
a)
Green Party
b)
Socialist Party
c)
Communist Party
d)
Democratic Party
44.
Which explains one way the Korean War and Vietnam were alike?
a)
American troops fought against Russian and Chinese forces
b)
American troops were under the direction of the UN
c)
The US entered the wars to stop the spread of communism
d)
The US supported the wars with money and supplies but not with troops
45.
What was the role of the Japanese emperor in the new government after World War II?
a)
His role was mainly ceremonial
b)
He was a powerful political figure
c)
the office of emperor was eliminated
d)
he served in the parliament as the presiding officer
46.
What was Mao’s attempt to organize small farms into larger farms where ownership of everything was shared?
a)
the Long March
b)
the Kuomintang
c)
the Great Leap Forward
d)
the Collective Movement
47.
Which was Mao's attempt to silence anyone who criticized his government in China?
a)
the Long March
b)
the Middle Way
c)
the Cultural Revolution
d)
the Great Leap Forward
48.
In 1989, what happened to students protesting for greater political freedom in Tiananmen Square in the city of Beijing?
a)
They were attacked by Chinese troops and many were killed or arrested
b)
Most students lost interest in the demonstrations and returned to class
c)
they were able to hold meetings with the Chinese government
d)
they got so much positive publicity the government gave into their demands
49.
Which describes the Domino Theory as related to communism?
a)
Political decisions must be made slowly
b)
International politics is a game
c)
Few countries would be would really be interested in communism if they knew what it really is like
d)
If one country becomes communist then others would quickly follow.
50.
What became of American efforts to prevent Ho Chi Minh from taking over the country of Vietnam and reuniting it as one country?
a)
Vietnam became a western style democracy
b)
The US is still working to prevent them from becoming communist
c)
Vietnam remains permanently divided
d)
American efforts ended in 1975 and Vietnam was united under the government of Ho Chi Minh
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